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Vanilla 4.0 RC1 is now available
It's been a while, so let's get right to it: today marks the availability of Vanilla 4.0 RC1.
There are more than 900 fixes and features in this release. For now, I won't attempt to list them all here. If you're dying to know, you can checkout the current change log over on GitHub: Vanilla 4.0 RC1 change log. You may also download a built copy of Vanilla from that page (ProTip: search for "vanilla-4.0-rc1.zip", under Assets). For now, I'll hit some key points:
- This is an RC (release candidate). It is not intended for use in production environments. It is pre-release software. Install it in some kind of sandbox and go nuts, but avoid overwriting your existing Vanilla installs. Once we're confident in Vanilla 4.0 on open-source community sites, we'll drop a production-ready release. Future updates probably won't need an RC cycle, but given the length of time since the last release, it seems prudent.
- Vanilla 4.0 requires at least PHP 7.2. It's also the last version that'll support PHP 7.2. Future versions of Vanilla (5.0+) will require PHP 7.4+.
- MySQL 5.7+ is required, starting with Vanilla 4.0.
- Full-text indexes have been disabled by default. You can enable them by adding a
Database.FullTextIndexingkey to your config and setting it totrue. Failure to do this before upgrading to Vanilla 4.0 will result in your full-text database indexes being dropped. - The Reactions addon has made its way to the open-source project.
Re: Is there an alternative plugin?
[Disclaimer. There may aspects tothe question I do not realise]
Built-in feature
https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/57-uploading-files
The imgurupload plugin adds drag and drop functionality - the built-in feature offers the same.
Kaspar
Re: vanilla forum on AWS cost?
I am using AWS from Cloudways platform since they provide manage AWS cloud hosting platform giving me piece of mind. Any idea how i can setup vanilla forum there?
Re: vanilla forum on AWS cost?
@x00 said:
AWS in general very expensive to do anything including testing.AWS is not for amateurs. To save money you really have to know what you are doing. They are pretty good at charging for things. Managing cost is a full time thing with AWS.
Interesting... I though AWS must be cheap :-)
I use AWS at work with a different language, so for me it would be easy to switch to AWS for the forum that I run.
So what would be the bill for AWS per year? Just to compare, at Inmottion hosting, I can get a virtual server, where I can install Redis, PHP, etc for around $300 per year. Will AWS be more expensive?
mikerds
Re: vanilla forum on AWS cost?
Depends on the region you want to host the VM in.
Try looking at DigitalOcean or ScaleWay
Both are cheaper than AWS
Vivant
Re: How to upgrade from 2.0.18 to 2.6?
Welcome to the community.
Have a look at this discussion:
whu606
Re: How to upgrade from 2.0.18 to 2.6?
Hi I would appreciate some help with an upgrade from Version 2.0.18.1 to the latest. I have a forum that's been running since 2014. What's the best way to get some help? I have looked into it and just don't have the confidence to do this. I can't afford for the upgrade to go wrong. Any ideas?
dominic
Unable to auto-detect API connection
I have checked with my host provider and they have opened ports 80 and 4043. I have the plugin operational on my WordPress subdomain but, on my forum subdomain—using Vanilla Forums—I cannot get a connection to the API to enable the social login.
I would like for this to work so that I can then enable the single sign-on.
I have tried multiple versions of the Vanilla Forum turnkey plugin with no success. All I am getting is the html that says "Login with:" or "Register with"; the icons themselves are not showing.
If I could get this to work via plugins then it would be nice, doing the manual set-up is a bit of a hurdle and more time-consuming.
Using Vanilla Forums version 2.3.1
Tried turnkey plugin versions: 1.2, 1.3, & 1.4
No other plugins are enabled on the Vanilla Forum.
_Mamokin
Re: Vanilla 4.0 RC1
with composer update in the root folder, it's ok.
you have to do a /utility/update
You have to delete class.qna.plugin.php in the plugins/QnA folder because there is a QnaPlugin.php file otherwise you will have a notice error
pioc34